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Mississippi LPN Training
Mississippi LPN training is a specialized course of education used to prepare individuals to become licensed practical nurses. While doctors and nurses shoulder most of the responsibility for diagnosis and treatment in a hospital setting, it is LPNs and medical assisting staff that are often charged with carrying out these treatment plans and making the patient as comfortable as possible in the process. For those who have always enjoyed medical science and like communicating with and helping people, this could be a good career path
Becoming an LPN in Mississippi
In order to become licensed in Mississippi by examination, one must submit the following to the Mississippi Board of Nursing:
- Licensure application
- Official transcript with graduation date and degree
- NCLEX Registration
- Criminal Background Check
- Authorization to Test (ATT) for the NCLEX
- The licensure exam used in Mississippi is the NCLEX. Individuals must pass this test before becoming licensed.
In order to become licensed by endorsement in Mississippi, one must hold a valid license in another state or jurisdiction. This state is a member of the Nurse Licensure Compact. Nurses in compact states must register in the primary state of residence, but can obtain multi-state privilege without additional licensure in other compact states.
Renewing an LPN License
Mississippi LPN licenses are renewed every 2 years on odd-numbered years.
Additional Resources
On-Campus & Online LPN Schools
Like in other parts of the country, LPNs in Mississippi work directly with patients, clients, and residents.
LPN duties include performing basic diagnostic tests, administering medication to patients, giving shots and injections, obtaining patients' vital signs, as well as many other important responsibilities.
As a Mississippi LPN, you might specialize in obstetrics, pediatrics, surgery or psychiatry or another nursing specialty that interests you.
The Best LPN Schools in Mississippi
By providing the most compehensive list of nursing schools, NurseGroups.com helps you find the best LPN programs in Mississippi, including the best online LPN schools accepting students in Mississippi.
Why Online LPN Classes?
Being a licensed practical nurse is a great career. But many working adults who want to become an LPN have an extremely busy schedule - balancing a full-time job, family commitments and other personal responsibilities. The traditional classroom setting offered by most local LPN schools doesn't offer the same flexibility as taking their LPN classes online.
Online programs allow students to fit their education into their already busy schedule - studying and taking exams when it's convenient for them. LPN students can access their online classroom 24 hours per day / seven days per week.
Also, taking LPN nursing courses online saves students even more time, as online students don't need to commute to school. Online schools enable busy people to get LPN training, without interfering with their current job and personal life.
Mississippi LPN Resources on NurseGroups.com
Mississippi Board of Nursing1935 Lakeland Drive, Suite B
Jackson, MS 39216-5014
Phone: (601) 987-4188
Fax: (601) 364-2352
Mississippi Nurses Association
Other MS Schools with LPN Programs
Coahoma Community College 3240 Friars Point Road Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614 | Copiah - Lincoln Community College 1028 JC Redd Dr. Wesson, Mississippi 39191 |
Copiah-Lincoln Community College Magee, Mississippi | Copiah-Lincoln Community College 11 Co-Lin Circle Natchez, Mississippi 39120 |
East Central Community College 275 West Broad Street Decatur, Mississippi 39327 | East Mississippi Community College 8731 South Frontage Road Mayhew, Mississippi 39753 |
Gulf Coast Community College 11203 Mississippi 63 Lucedale, Mississippi 39452 | Gulf Coast Community College 2300 Highway 90 Gautier, Mississippi 39553 |
Hinds Community College 1750 Chadwick Drive Jackson, Mississippi 39204 | Hinds Community College 755 Highway 27 Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180 |
Hinds Community College 3805 U.S. 80 East Pearl, Mississippi 39208 | Holmes Community College 1060 Avent Drive Grenada, Mississippi 38901 |
Holmes Community College No. 1 Hill Street Goodman, Mississippi 39079 | Holmes Community College 412 West Ridgeland Ave. Ridgeland, Mississippi 39157 |
Itawamba Community College 2176 S. Eason Blvd. Tupelo, Mississippi 38804 | Itawamba Community College 900 South Court Street Fulton, Mississippi 39437 |
Jones County Junior College 900 South Court Street Ellisville, Mississippi 39437 | Meridian Community College 910 Hwy 19 North Meridian, Mississippi 39307 |
Mississippi Delta Community College Hwy 3 & Cherry Street Moorhead, Mississippi 38761 | Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Highway 49 Perkinston, Mississippi 39573 |
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College 2226 Switzer Rd. Gulfport, Mississippi 39507 | Northeast Mississippi Community College 101 Cunningham Blvd. Booneville, Mississippi 38829 |
Northwest Mississippi Community College 25 Industrial Road Ashland, Mississippi 38603 | Northwest Mississippi Community College 5197 We Ross Parkway Southaven, Mississippi 38671 |
Northwest Mississippi Community College 4975 Hwy 51 Senatobia, Mississippi 38668 | Northwest Mississippi Community College 1310 Belk Drive Oxford, Mississippi 38655 |
Pearl River Community College 5448 Highway 49 South Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401 | Pearl River Community College 101 Highway 11 North Poplarville, Mississippi 39470 |
Southwest Mississippi Community College 1156 College Drive Summit, Mississippi 39666 |